I am obsessed (for the most part, quietly!) with quilting. Once I got over my fear of the quilt police and the idea I might actually have to give up on a certain projects it was full speed ahead. For many, many years it was the only thing I did for myself alone: nothing to prove to anyone, no one to criticize, and a break from all the other stresses in my life.
I call quilting my sanity saver.